Elections in Panama

Panama elects on national level a head of state, i.e. the president, and a legislature. The president and the vice-president are elected on one ballot for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) has 71 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat and multi-seat constituencies.

Latest election

Presidental

Candidate		Party or alliance			Votes	%
	José Raúl Mulino	Realizing Goals–Alliance Party (Panama)		Realizing Goals	668,527	29.39
				Alliance Party (Panama)	110,245	4.85
			Total		778,772	34.23
	Ricardo Lombana	Another Way Movement			559,432	24.59
	Martín Torrijos	People's Party (Panama)			364,576	16.03
	Rómulo Roux	For a Better Panama		Democratic Change (Panama)	138,274	6.08
				Panameñista Party	120,544	5.30
			Total		258,818	11.38
	Zulay Rodríguez	Independent			150,338	6.61
	José Gabriel Carrizo	Vamos con todo Panamá		Democratic Revolutionary Party	126,454	5.56
				Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement	7,337	0.32
			Total		133,791	5.88
	Maribel Gordón	Independent			24,531	1.08
	Melitón Arrocha	Independent		Independent Social Alternative Party	2,442	0.11
				Independent	2,218	0.10
			Total		4,660	0.20
Total					2,274,918	100.00

National Assembly

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Realizing Goals	367,378	17.17	14
	Democratic Revolutionary Party	347,692	16.25	13
	Democratic Change (Panama)	239,529	11.19	8
	Panameñista Party	227,692	10.64	8
	Another Way Movement	149,462	6.99	3
	People's Party (Panama)	128,504	6.01	2
	Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement	67,908	3.17	1
	Alliance Party (Panama)	62,313	2.91	2
	Independent Social Alternative Party	34,250	1.60	0
	Independents	514,900	24.06	20
Total		2,139,628	100.00	71

Political culture

Further information: Political parties in Panama

Panama has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Schedule

Election

Position	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Type	Presidential (May) National Congress (May) Gubernatorial (May)	None				Presidential (May) National Congress (May) Gubernatorial (May)
President and vice president	President and vice president	None				President and vice president
National Congress	All seats	None				All seats
Provinces, cities and municipalities	All positions	None				All positions

Inauguration

Position	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Type	Presidential (July) National Congress (July) Gubernatorial (July)	None				Presidential (July) National Congress (July) Gubernatorial (July)
President and vice president	1 July	None				1 July
National Congress	1 July	None				1 July
Provinces, cities and municipalities	1 July	None				1 July

See also

• Politics of Panama

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive